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  Pope Francis declares John XXIII, John Paul II saints

  World | April 27, 2014 17:52 IST

  Vatican City: Pope Francis declared his two predecessors John XXIII and John Paul II saints on Sunday before hundreds of thousands of people in St. Peter's Square, an unprecedented ceremony made even more historic by

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  A Million Cheers As John Paul II Declared 'Blessed'

  World | May 01, 2011 19:04 IST

  Vatican City, May 1 : Pope Benedict XVI bestowed the status of “blessed” on his predecessor John Paul II today in front of a cheering crowd of over a million people, putting the late pope